You can use promises for that.
here is an example:
$scope.myXhr = function(){
var deferred = $q.defer();
$http({
url: 'ajax.php',
method: 'POST',
data:postData,
headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'}
})
//if request is successful
.success(function(data,status,headers,config){
//resolve the promise
deferred.resolve('request successful');
})
//if request is not successful
.error(function(data,status,headers,config){
//reject the promise
deferred.reject('ERROR');
});
//return the promise
return deferred.promise;
}
$scope.callXhrAsynchronous = function(){
var myPromise = $scope.myXhr();
// wait until the promise return resolve or eject
//"then" has 2 functions (resolveFunction, rejectFunction)
myPromise.then(function(resolve){
alert(resolve);
}, function(reject){
alert(reject)
});
}